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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
FAMILY CAREGIVER MONTH
2011
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, each year almost one quarter of North Carolinians report providing regular care and
assistance to a family member or friend, and the number of older adults who will need assistance with daily
activities is expected to grow substantially during the next decades; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina caregivers are diverse in their characteristics and circumstances but
share the common goal of enabling their family member or friend to remain active in the community
whenever possible, and should be able to enter into their caregiver role with the knowledge and assurance
that they can call upon the business, faith, medical, and human service communities to assist with
information, counseling, respite, and formal service when needed; and
WHEREAS, businesses are realizing the value of providing support to employees who are family
caregivers, because care-giving often comes with great personal sacrifice in terms of financial security
and social supports, as well as physical and emotional health; and
WHEREAS, support of family caregivers is an essential investment for the future ofNorth
Carolina's long-term care system and our workforce; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services, area Agencies on Aging,
and many other organizations are committed to increasing the awareness of caregivers' needs and
continue to press forward in addressing these concerns; and
WHEREAS, the State ofNorth Carolina joins our nation in declaring November 2011, Family_
Caregiver Month to honor and support the tremendous contributions family caregivers make each day,
and to spotlight the fact that most people who need care rely on family and friends for their support;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina,
do hereby proclaim November 2011, as "FAMILY CAREGIVER MONTH" in North Carolina and urge
all citizens to acknowledge and support family, friends, and neighbors who are helping those who are in
need.
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my han\1 and affixed the Great Seal of the State ofNorth
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh thiS- twenty-ninth day of September in the year of our Lord two thousand and
eleven an~ of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
FAMILY CAREGIVER MONTH
2011
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, each year almost one quarter of North Carolinians report providing regular care and
assistance to a family member or friend, and the number of older adults who will need assistance with daily
activities is expected to grow substantially during the next decades; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina caregivers are diverse in their characteristics and circumstances but
share the common goal of enabling their family member or friend to remain active in the community
whenever possible, and should be able to enter into their caregiver role with the knowledge and assurance
that they can call upon the business, faith, medical, and human service communities to assist with
information, counseling, respite, and formal service when needed; and
WHEREAS, businesses are realizing the value of providing support to employees who are family
caregivers, because care-giving often comes with great personal sacrifice in terms of financial security
and social supports, as well as physical and emotional health; and
WHEREAS, support of family caregivers is an essential investment for the future ofNorth
Carolina's long-term care system and our workforce; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services, area Agencies on Aging,
and many other organizations are committed to increasing the awareness of caregivers' needs and
continue to press forward in addressing these concerns; and
WHEREAS, the State ofNorth Carolina joins our nation in declaring November 2011, Family_
Caregiver Month to honor and support the tremendous contributions family caregivers make each day,
and to spotlight the fact that most people who need care rely on family and friends for their support;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina,
do hereby proclaim November 2011, as "FAMILY CAREGIVER MONTH" in North Carolina and urge
all citizens to acknowledge and support family, friends, and neighbors who are helping those who are in
need.
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my han\1 and affixed the Great Seal of the State ofNorth
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh thiS- twenty-ninth day of September in the year of our Lord two thousand and
eleven an~ of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.